CLOSE BONDSTEEL!
Rising tensions in the global relations and hot beds of old and new
crisis call for unity and efforts of all peace forces for closing foreign
military bases, particularly U.S. and NATO foreign military bases, around the
globe. The peace forces are obligated to send clear message that U.S. and NATO
foreign military bases represent the tools of hegemonism, aggression,
occupation, and that as such must be closed.
Peace and inclusive development, elimination of hunger and misery
require redistribution of spending for maintence of military bases in favor of
development needs, education and heath services. After the end of the Cold War
the whole humanity expected stability, peace and justice in the world of equal
states and nations. Such expectations, however, turned to be futile beliefs.
In the last two decades, instead of closing U.S. and NATO military
bases in Europe, the continent has been interneted by whole chain new U.S.
military bases in Bulgaria, Rumania, Poland, Baltic states. As a consequence
there are today more U.S. military bases in Europe than at the pick of the Cold
War. Peace and security have become more fragile and quality of life
jeopardized.
This dangerous development was triggered in 1999 by NATO-US led
aggression against Serbia (FR Yugoslavia). At the end of the aggression US
established military base in the occupied part of the Serbian territory Kosovo
and Metohija, called Bondsteel, which is one of the most expensive and the
largest USA military bases, established after the Vietnam War. It was not only
an illegal, but brutal act of disrespect of sovereignty and territorial
integrity of Serbia and other basic principles of international law. Now, there
is even plan to expand the base Bondsteel trabsforming it into a permanent
location of American troops and a hub of U.S. military presence in South East
Europe for geostrategic purposes and conmfrontations.
We demand that the Bondsteel military base be closed as well as all other U.S.
military bases in Europe and in the World. Preparations for furthering
confrontation and new wars are sensless waste of money, energy and development
opportunities.
The Belgrade forum as an integral part of the world peace movement,
stands firmly by the initiative to close all military bases in the world and
redirect resources to rising development needs and people yearnings for better
life.
THE BELGRADE FORUM FOR A WORLD OF EQUALS
Belgrade, January 12, 2018With the best wishes,
Zivadin Jovanovic
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